WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton junior DaRon Holmes II its Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Saint Joseph’s freshman Xzayvier Brown was chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played Feb. 12-18.
 
Holmes averaged a double-double -- 26.5 points and 10.5 rebounds -- in two Dayton wins. The forward from Goodyear, Ariz., had 24 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals against Duquesne on Tuesday, and 29 points, 10 rebounds and three assists versus Fordham on Saturday. He scored 20 of his points in the second half of the Fordham win -- 11 of Dayton's first 13 second half points and nine of Dayton's final 12 (including the last five). After each of the three times Fordham came behind to tie the game in the game's final 14 minutes, Holmes scored a bucket to take back the lead. Holmes made 10 field goals in each game, including shooting .769 (10-of-13) versus Fordham. It’s the fifth A-10 Player of the Week award for Holmes, all of which have come since the beginning of January.
 
Brown averaged 18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.0 assists per game on the week for Saint Joseph's. At Loyola Chicago on Wednesday, the Philadelphia guard poured in a career-best 29 points, grabbed a team-best seven rebounds and added three assists, two steals and a block. He followed with eight points, six rebounds and a season-best five steals at Duquesne. Brown's 29 points on Wednesday at Loyola Chicago were the most by a St. Joe's freshman since Jameer Nelson scored 34 against George Washington on January 10, 2001. This is the third A-10 Rookie of the Week award for Brown, who also won last week and once in December.
 
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Keyshawn Hall had a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double with two assists and two blocks, shooting .636 (7-for-11) in a win over George Washington … Mason freshman Austin Ball scored 10 points on 4-of-7 (.571) shooting with three rebounds and a steal … Jhamir Brickus scored 19 points and dished out six assists with a pair of steals, shooting 7-of-13 (.538) to lead La Salle into a streak-snapping victory … Philip Alston averaged 17.5 points in two wins for Loyola Chicago, including a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double in a road win at Rhode Island … Brandon Weston had 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals for Rhode Island against Loyola … Rhody freshman David Fuchs scored 13 points, four rebounds and three steals versus the Ramblers … St. Bonaventure’s Assa Essamvous averaged 19 points last week, tallying 23 in a near-perfect shooting performance at Fordham where he was 8-of-9 (.889) from the field and 7-for-7 (1.000) form 3-point range … Sincere Parker scored his third straight 30-point game, hitting 10-of-16 (.625) from the field and 4-for-6 (.667) from 3-point range to tally exactly 30 versus VCU on Friday, also adding a career-high four steals … VCU’s Max Shulga recorded 26 points, six rebounds and three assists, scoring VCU’s final 10 points (with two threes) to help the Rams pull away in a road win at Saint Louis.